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The Washington critic., 1887-08-23
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1T fs the Hest,

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Racing at wv City,

The entries for tue first two races at Ivy
City tomorrow afternoon closed last even
ing, and are as follows:
Five furlongs dash. for silver cup, for sad
die horses, gentleman rlders-J. +. McElhone's
Puck, John Collins Fanny, u. NJ, Draney's
Prince Albert, X. G. Rlce's May Creighton.
Thrce-fourths mile dash, sweepstakes of 81
each. with $40 added by the club-F. II. A.
Woods Dick Turpln, n. ID McDcrmott'5 FL
Nahdi.
Genuine interest has been aroused In the
surrounding country by these meetings OF
the Brentwood CLUB, and this meeting will
undoubtedly be better than the last. Trains
will leave the b. and o. station for Ivy City
at $3.50 and 4;i0 p. m, returning, leave Ivy
CITY at G:l0 u, IN,
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w. II. HOu.htOn a GO.. 1914 +
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Basebnn PersonnlltIes.

The boys look well in their new Jersey
suits. They paid for them themselves.
Charlie Daniels made a good impression
as Judge Of the game yesterday. lie did
coed work in the American Association, and
should succeed in the League. The old
patrons OF the game who used to 90 out to
Athletic Park when Washington had nine
in the Association heartily welcomed him.
Mack, the Washington catcher, is one OF
the finest; his throwing is little short of per-
feet Boston Herald.
The Detroits left Burke, Driody, shlndle
and Kinslow In Detroit.
The Detroits are not taking any chances
this trip.
The Washingtons had serious thoughts OF
releasing Donnelly at one time this season.
Even Denny could not have equalled his
work Saturday. ~ Boston Herald.
Here's the way the Detroit Free Press put
1t TO Manager Watkins before the club
went TO indianapolis; "No chances should
be taken at indianapolis. 1t Is golden
opportunity for the Detroits, as the Chi
csgos have q hard row to hoe at Plttsburg
Gruber and Beatin or Gruber and Getzieu
should pitch the next two games. This is
the time when false steps should be rgiily
avoided"
The Washingtons certainly gave no indi-
cation Saturday Of beiog weak batting
nine.
Grace Pierce is giving great dssatIsfac.
tion as an umpire in tho international
league.
O'Rourke will captain the New Yorks
while Ewing is sick.
Doescher umpires without fear or favor
II he can't give satisfaction, then no one
can.
1t was determined at the Asbury meeting
that should the Detrolts win the champion
ship this season they will be granted the
especial privilege OF a percentage of the
gate receipts during the season OF lSSS
This proposition was freely discussed aud
finally adopted as satisfactory to all con-
ccrued.-[ Wash. Cor. Boston Globe.
Davy Force has been sold to Des Melnes
for $50.
The Boston Globe denies having said the
following, which has been credited to It by
a number of papers; "We bsomed the Bos.
ton baseballists till We were hoarse, but
now the confession Is wrung from us that
we can see the flies on them 900 miles off. "
Painful as the intelligence will be to De
troitere, 1t must be told. Boston has tum.
bltd down into fifth place. Detroiters
should nerve themselves to bear these
mourDful tidings from Beantown, as nc
doubt In a short time the Pttsburgs OF
Washipgtons, or probably both, will run
ahead Of the Chesterileldian Kelly aud his
cultured and polished associates = Detroit
Free Press.
Maui has come to the rescue Of the Grip
pied Phillles, and as life-preserver he
does quite well. The Philadelphia HcralU
says Of him ale has good speed aud
troublesome inshoot that takes the button,
of the batters' shirts when they least expec
IT,
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313 SMITH STREET N. W.,

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F. q. MARrYN, President.
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WASHINGTON LEADS the world 10 three
things 1t possesses the highest monument,
IT, Capital is the largest public building 10
be found anywhere, and It's school Of Flo.
cuiiOn furpasErs all others, bDth 10 Europe
and In America, The latter fact is due to
TIE enterprise OF the Martyr College IN Sc
curing the right to teach the Shlftesbury
Mell Cd, which other cities would like to
ob'ain, but which Washington Will claim as
her own exclusively.
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IndIsnlty to a Sporting Editor.

Mr.. Charles V. Sass, editor OF the Sporting
World, which has become one OF the most
popular and reliable Of it's class, was ex.
PEELED from Monmouth Park on Saturday
Tor his comments on the racing judges
there. His position was that Of nlne-tentns
Of the sporting men, not only at the track,
but In Washington and other places where
there is speculation on turf events. Turf
officials are almost igvarilbly sensitive.
This comes, perhaps, from the fact that they
sie morally convinced uf crOokedness ia
racing, but having no means Of proving It,
they become annoyed ard public criticism
aggrav8tes this feeling It Is strongly
limited that the judges were actuated to
such extreme measures because Mr., Sass
has repeatedly stated 10 the SpOy'iHg IFprh
hat some Of the jumping races were
"crOoktdn ~ All the other New York news.
papers have also bluted US mu'h, The
Sporting I'orii says, regarding the a. '''
II Mr. v ithers or the Monmouth Park :
sOCiHton think, however. that they can in
tinidate the Sporting WOiid, or any NJ its at-
tacfcs, they are very much mistaken. The
Spcgfipg ilOIid has n duty 10 perform. II Is
totec that The great principle Of fair play,
Which Is tie luundiliun not atone Of sporting
life, hut Of human affair. In general, Is car
RED out, and II will not ba frightened out Of
lis course by any Mr. Withers or any Mon
mouth Park association,
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Tortngas Island.


Commander Ullnann, retired Officer
of the Hungarian army, who is now trav-
cling in this country, is the owner of the
Tortugas Island, about which the Hay
tian and British Governments had quite a
controversy some time ago. Tortugas
Island is considered valuable for naval
station, as it has the best advantages for
the large ships of war and several natu-
raj harbors. Great Britain, it was said,
wanted the island for this purpose, and
the United States were also interested in
it for this reason. The British Govern
ment threatened to seize the island on ac-
count Of a claim of 81, 900, 900, but this
was settled by the payment of $3.50, 900.
The Haytian Government owned the
island, and was in need cf funds. When
they were pressed for the claim they
speedily raised the money in Paris, and
the next thing we hear is that the island
was purchased by Commander Ullmann.
He regards his purchase as valuable one,
as it commands an easy mode of travel
to the Panama Canal. The new owner
of the island is anxious for the United
States to assume the dominion of the
island. He has offered the island to this
'isazfEnpept on ~ very, easy terms. The
tracts Of timber land. It will be yalu-
able purchase if the United States Gov
eminent buys it.-Dem0rcst.
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RELIGIOUS READING.
Asking.

'sIf We then, being evil, know how to give
good gifts to your children; how much more
shall your Heavenly Father give the Holy
Spirit to them that ask HimT-St. Luke
XII, 10.
20 Heavenly Father, Thou hast told
OF a gift more precious than pearls and gold;
A gift that is free to every one,
Through Jesus Christ, Thy only Son;
For His sake give it to me.
30 give it to me, for Jesus said,
That father giveth his children bread,
And how much more Thou wilt surely give
The gift by which the dead shall lives
For Cbrist's sake, give it to me.
81 cannot see and / want the sight;
/ am in the dark and want the light;
/ want to pray, and don't know how,
o give me Thy Holy Spirit now
For Christ's sake, give it to me.
"Thou hast said it, must believe.
It is only ask and | shall receive;
IL Thou didst say it, it must be true,
And there's nothing else for me to dol
For Christ's sake, give it to me.
$50 come and ask, because my need
Is very great and real indeed
On the strength of Thy Word come and say
Oh, let Thy Word come true today
For Christ's sake, give it to meln
miss +. r. Havergal
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Mrs. De Heer, writing of the for the
present disbanded) Bonita School, says:
Nearly all the girls we dismissed had re-
ceived sufficient education to fit them for any
position they will be called to occupy. Since
our last communion six of the members of
our church have been called to the church
above; all died in the faith, and some of
them in full triumph. One was a younger
sister Of Ulunds lin the group of Bonita
women, June Woman's Work. and had
been accustomed to look up to her for
counsel, but when near the end, she said:
"Now you can teach me no more, Jesus has
sent for me to come, and he will be my
teacher" Another said 'This room is full
of glory; they arc coming for me-" and so
she passed away. We can but rejoice that
they are safely over, for their lives hold
much of temptation and little joy. Our Mis-
sion is weak in numbers, and we hardly
know what the near future holds for us, but
One knows, and we can trust Him.
[Woman's Work for Woman.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-10-29

With wet bedragged clothes, covered with
mud, and baby in her arms, Mrs Lizzie
Nolan, wife OF hard-working cloth cutter,
was prisoner in the Jefferson Market Police
Court this morning. The woman lived with
her husband, at 55S Hudson street, but her
love for rum caused her 30 neglect her home
and fall into the hands of the police. Last
night she dragged herself through Thompson
street with a baby in her arms. Policeman
Pepper saw her 60 from one saloon to an
other, and whom she came out with her baby
it nearly dropped from her arms HE was
afraid She might kill the child and so ar
rested her and locked her up In Court
Agent Stocking recognized her as an old
offender She had soda water bottle full Of
whisky in her pocket Two of her children
are already in city institutions. being paid
for by the husband. She has been four times
on the Island for intox;catiOn, and Justice
Patterson sent her for another term OF six
months for the baby's sake.-Nesv York
Graphic.
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why Neal Dow Hates Rum.

If man wishes to engage in business that
insures long life let him become a mild-nan-
nered apostle of prohibition, writes tho Port
land correspondent Of the Boston Herald.
Here is General Neal Dow, now nearly eighty
four. as Youthful and as fresh as at forty
Whether you are Prohibitionist or not, you
would enjoy an evening with him. Sitting
in his study the other night he told me how
it happened that he first undertook the big
task OF abolshing the liquor traffic
] have never told the story in public, he
said, nor has it ever been printed 1t was a
good many years ago. / was sitting in this
same house one evening quite late. In answer
ing a knock at the door found lady whom
knew very well as the wife of Govern
ment official in this city. He was a peri
odical drunlxard, and on this very night was
down town on spree. HIS vile
wished me to get him home, quietly,
because if he was drunk the next
day he might loco his position started out
and found him in the back room of down.
town saloon. That was in the days Of Ii
cense in Maine l said to the keeper in a
S way to Mr. B SsA w THvd M fs bom
said, ''this is my business; must supply my
customers" "That all may be-" replied,
sbut here is this gentleman with large fam
lily depending on him for suppOrt. If he goes
to his office tomorrow drunk he will lose his
place. ] wish you would sell him no more y
he became SOHleWndb angry anu OOlu luo ttiatt
he, too, had family to support; that he had
license to sell liquor to whoever he pleased,
and that he didn't care TO have me meddling
in his business.
$50 you have license have your said J.,
land you support your family by destroying
that mans. Well see about this | went
home thoroughly determined to devote my
life to suppressing the liquor traffic in tho
best way possible. The Maine law originated
in that rum shop.
There is a good deal that is remarkable
about this old gentleman with but one idea.
Through business. through the war, and now
in his retired life, it has been prohibition and
nothing but pi ohibition with him.
81 eat WELL sleep well, and never fret, he
said in explaining his youthful old age.
''There is lots of youth for the man who
doesn't fret and he lives up to his doctrine
His daily life is very regular, and by sunset
he ends his work for the day. He invariably
rises at five O'Clock, and spends about two
hours with his papers, being careful not to
miss anything touching on his favorite topic.
By this time breakfast is ready-a simple
meal, without coffee; but he does drink tea.
He then clears up his correspondence, which
amounts to ten or fifteen letters day. Then
comes the regular drive down town. After
| that he spends couple of hours with his pen.
Just now he is writing a history of the Maine
law, which is soon to be published. He
spends about four hours day ON this, and
after dinner he takes another drive and
spends the rest of the day in the library with
his family Nine o'clock finds him dreaming
of prohibition York Graphic.
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The Results of Persuasion.

Years have been spent in pcrsuading men
to stop drinking intoxicating liquors, says
George r. Scott, in the FITNESS. lnebriate
Homes have also been started with the hope
that the Influences there exerted, and the
good food there given, might lead TO a better
way of living. One by one these Homes have
closed their doors. The gin-lnils outside have
proved too powerful a temptation; and the
doctrine of an appetite taken away has often
failed the victim in his hour of need. While
on a visit to one of these institutions gentle
man informed me that he had no doubt OF
the reforma ion of his friend. I'm this estab
lishment he has spring chicken instead of
scolding from his wife" After listening for
about fifteen minutes to the history of tho
young inebriate and the way he had treated
his wife, employer and children, could not
heIpremai Aing: 81 don't think spring chicken
willcure your friend; if this institution had a
cat-of-nine tails and a strong man to apply it
to his back there would be more hope of his
reform" Spring chicken as a premium for
wrong doing ought to be ''played-out' by this
time.
Look over the list of drunkards that you
are acquainted with; think of the mean acts
they have committed, and tell me if you
think they deserve spring chicken for break
fast. Some of that delicious dish for the poor
afflicted wives and neglected children would
be more in keeping with common sense. L
know many will say: But, Mr. Scott, the
I1ien are SICK! l0One WIN dIt uiiCt0l WIN
the same disease, and have no friends, arc
sent to Blackwells Island, where there are no
luxuries; but they soon get well and trim the
scales with ten or twenty pounds added to
their weight on the day they first put in APP
pearance there.
There has been enough Of persuasion good
as it isD to convert every drunkard in this
country years ago. 1t rolls off them like
water from a ducks back. They drink to
get drunk, and drink to get sober. In a ma
jority of cases a pale. sick, dying wife has
no power to change the course of the
majority of them. The toes sticking out Of
the shoes of their children ON cold Novem-
Der day is an argument that they will not
heed once heard drunkard tell his little
girl to keep her toes warm by putting them
in her mouth Ought he to have chicken
meat or a kick from the toe of the first
strong man wearing a No. 10 cow-hide boot!
Persuasion has been the rage for years, and
still brute-making goes on-the manufactures
and manufactured drunkard both laughing
to scorn the public attempts TO stop the fac.
tories
dogs to lie quietly in their kennelsi Why
don't people seek to protect themselves from
burglars by persuasioni Because they have
too much sense in these matters.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-10-29

Half a century ago seven humble shoe
makers in a shop in Hamburg undertook the
work Of evangelizqtion on the principle of
individual responsibility. In twenty years
they had organized fifty churches, gathered
ten thousand converts, distributed four hun
dred thousand Bibles and eight million pages
of tracts, and preached the Gospel to fifty
millions of people. AS they went from
place to place, the work grew, and new con-
verts, inspired with similar zeal, became
helpers; so that population as great as that
of the United States, or of the Congo Free
State, heard the Gospel within those twenty
years. If any are distrustful of nero arith-
metic as applied to the problem of missions,
here is a practical proof that it is perfectly
feasible so to organize the work as to reach
that, too, with only an insignificant Gideon's
band-[Rev. A. I. Pierson, D. D.
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On one occasion when General Gran,
was visiting Boston, welI-known zen
tleman was entertaining him, and their
talk one day while out driving turned
upon the Hon. Charles Sumner o,
Whom the Bostonian was not an AL.
mirer. After citing a number OF Incl
dents to show the Objectionable trait
OF the lamented Senator. the Boston;ar
answered: ~And, do You kl;syy that
with all his conspicuous championship
q morals aid humanity, he doeqr,'t he.
heye in the inspiration Of the Bible y
While speaking he looked steadily "A
Grant, expecting, perhaps, some ex-
ciamation as an evidence Of surpr'so
~; rnere was, however, no especial si1n,
Ihe-General took log puff AZ 1is
cigar, blew the smoke away deIiboroaa ~
y from his lips, and quietly remarked
Il am not at all surprised. He d;ln't
write it, you know 1'l
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-10-29
A jackson, Mich, manufacturer Is
shipping wagons TO Australia.


The arrest of suspicious character upon
his general appearance, movements or com.
panionship without waiting until he hasrOb.
bel traveller, fired house, or murdered q
fellow-man, is an important function Of a
shrewd detective. Even m re important Is
the arrest of disease. which, if not checked,
will blight and destroy human life. The
frequent cough, less of appetite. general Ian
guor or debility, pallid skin, and bodily aches
and pains, announce the approach of pulmo-
nary consumption, which is promptly arrest
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How Young Man May BE a Nobody

IL is easy to be nobody, and we. viii tell
you how to do it. Go to the drinking saloon
to spend your leisure time. You need not
drink much now; just little beer or some
other drink. In the meantime play d0mi-
noes, checkers, or something else to kill time,
so that you will be sure not to read any use
full books If yon read anything, let it he
your stomach full and your head empty, and
yourself playing time-killing games, and in a
few years you will be nobody, unless you
should turn out a drunkard or professional
gambler, either of which is worse than no.
body. There are number of young men
banging about saloons Just ready to graduate
and be nobodies.- IFdfeltmuls.
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TEMPERANCE.


The demon drink that stains the skin,
The evil spirits kept within,
Blot out the glory of the face.
Let all who love what's Just and right
Cast out these devils, black and white,
And help to save suffering race.
Brandy and whisky, rum and gin,
And wine and beer received within,
Are evil spirits out Of place.
Heaven grant to all the will and might
To cast out devils, black and white,
And drown them in the oceans space.
George w. BungGy. in National Adrocdte
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newspaper readers, as it has appeared re..l-
larry in the best publications for many years
past.
DR.. II. G.. Root. of lS3 Pearl St, New York
has a world wide reputation as 4 successful
specialist in this distressing disease, and has.
no doubt, cured more cases than all other
doctors combined. As ON evidence Of COOL
faith the doctor sends free sample bottle Of
his remedy TO all sufferers who write for 1t IL
they give their Express and Postoilice address.
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81 Dou't wan, ReIIef. Blu, Cure.

is the exclamation of thousands suffering
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1t has been done in thousands Of cases; why
not in yours. Your danger is in delay En-
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Association, Buffalo, N. Y, for pamphlet ON
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If you are bothered with ''har,l times and
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money quickly and pleasantly, write TO B.
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have plan ON foot that you ought carefully
to consider.
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Consumption, ScrofuIn, General Debinty
Wasting Diseases of Children,

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